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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT SUN MAY 09 2010

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE 
HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVES MAY BE 
MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT. 

GMZ089-091530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 AM CDT SUN MAY 09 2010

.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM NW FLORIDA TO NEAR CORPUS
CHRISTI TEXAS WILL DISSIPATE LATER TODAY. STRONG HIGH PRES 
BUILDS SE ACROSS THE REGION. THE COMBINATION OF THE HIGH AND LOW 
PRES OVER TEXAS AND NE MEXICO WILL PRODUCE INCREASING WINDS AND 
SEAS ACROSS THE WESTERN AND MIDDLE GULF MON AND SPREAD ACROSS 
THE REMAINDER OF THE AREA MON NIGHT THROUGH WED.

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GMZ080-091530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W   
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT SUN MAY 09 2010

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...W OF 93W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SE 
TO S 20 TO 25 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT. E OF 93W SE 
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 20 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 
BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT.
.WED AND THU...W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 
FT. E OF 93W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

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GMZ082-091530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT SUN MAY 09 2010

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 
TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT WITHIN 90 NM 
OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA COAST MON NIGHT NE TO E 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT NEAR THE YUCATAN PENINSULA 4 TO 6 FT.
.TUE THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT WITHIN 120 
NM OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA COAST IN THE EVENINGS NE TO E 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT N OF 21N...AND 4 TO 7 FT S OF 
21N.

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GMZ084-091530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W   
430 AM CDT SUN MAY 09 2010

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT N 
OF 26N...AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 26N.
.TUE...SE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 4 TO 6 
FT.
.WED AND THU...S OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO
6 TO 8 FT. N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ086-091530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W        
430 AM CDT SUN MAY 09 2010

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO 
E LATE SUN NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING
TO 15 TO 20 KT MON NIGHT...EXCEPT S OF 25N E 20 KT. SEAS 
2 TO 4 FT N OF 25N...AND BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT S OF 25N.
.TUE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT NE TO E 20 TO 25 KT S OF 24N 
LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT...HIGHEST S OF 24N.
.WED AND THU...S OF 25N E WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT. FROM 25N TO TO 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT 
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT WED AFTERNOON. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 
FT. N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE LATE 
WED...THEN INCREASING TO SE 10 TO 15 KT THU. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT...SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT LATE WED.

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FORECASTER DGS